Ferenc Forgách (archbishop of Esztergom)

Ferenc Forgách
ArchdioceseEsztergom
Installed4 July 1607
Term ended16 October 1615
PredecessorJános Kutassy
SuccessorPéter Pázmány
Other postsBishop of Veszprém
Bishop of Nyitra
Chancellor of Hungary
Personal details
Born1560
Szentkereszt, Kingdom of Hungary
(today: Sklené Teplice, Slovakia)
Died16 October 1615(1615-10-16) (aged 54–55)
Garamszentkereszt, Kingdom of Hungary
(today: Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia)
NationalityHungarian
DenominationCatholic
Coat of arms
The native form of this personal name is ghymesi és gácsi báró Forgách Ferenc. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Baron Ferenc Forgách de Ghymes et Gács (1560 – 16 October 1615) was a Hungarian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as archbishop of Esztergom from 1607 to 1615.

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